INDIANAPOLIS -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder won their second straight double-overtime game to begin the season, beating the Indiana Pacers 141-135 on Thursday night in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals teams.

The reigning MVP reached 50 for the fifth time, tying Russell Westbrook for most by a Thunder player. Ajay Mitchell added a career-best 26 points for Oklahoma City, which outlasted Houston on Tuesday in its season opener.

Gilgeous-Alexander fueled the decisive flurry to open the second overtime. The officials also granted a late timeout to Oklahoma City when it appeared Obi Toppin had stolen the inbound pass underneath the Thunder basket.

Gilgeous-Alexander was 15 of 31 from the floor and 23 of 26 from the free throw line while adding eight rebounds and eight assists. Aaron Wiggins finished with 23 points and nine rebounds. Isaiah Hartenstein grabbed 14 rebounds.

Bennedict Mathurin had 36 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers before fouling out in the first overtime. Pascal Siakam had 32 points and 15 rebounds for Indiana, which is without two-time All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton and backup point guard T.J. McConnell, then lost guard Andrew Nembhard with a sore left shoulder in the first half.

Yet the Pacers still had enough scoring punch to stay close. Neither team led by more than seven points in a game marred by 70 fouls called on the players and a technical foul called on Indiana coach Rick Carlisle.

The Pacers hung their Eastern Conference championship banner before Gainbridge Fieldhouse opened, and the Pacers honored the matriarch of the franchise, the late Nancy Leonard, before the national anthem was played. Leonard helped save the team with a telethon in 1977. She died in September at age 93.

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Thunder: Heads to Atlanta on Saturday.

Pacers: Begin a three-game road trip at Memphis on Saturday.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Chet Holmgren vs. Isaiah Jackson (Isaiah Hartenstein gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Aaron Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:36	Thunder offensive team rebound	0	0
11:30	Luguentz Dort offensive foul	0	0
11:30	Luguentz Dort turnover	0	0
11:14	Isaiah Jackson offensive foul	0	0
11:14	Isaiah Jackson turnover	0	0
11:01	Andrew Nembhard shooting foul	0	0
11:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:01	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	0	1
10:48	Andrew Nembhard misses 14-foot two point shot	0	1
10:46	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	0	1
10:34	Chet Holmgren misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	1
10:32	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	0	1
10:26	Andrew Nembhard lost ball turnover (Chet Holmgren steals)	0	1
10:19	Chet Holmgren makes driving layup	0	3
10:00	Bennedict Mathurin lost ball turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	0	3
10:00	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	3
9:56	Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul	0	3
9:56	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
9:56	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
9:43	Luguentz Dort offensive foul	2	3
9:43	Luguentz Dort turnover	2	3
9:43	Brooks Barnhizer enters the game for Luguentz Dort	2	3
9:37	Andrew Nembhard misses two point shot	2	3
9:36	Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound	2	3
9:22	Bennedict Mathurin makes 25-foot three pointer (Andrew Nembhard assists)	5	3
9:11	Andrew Nembhard shooting foul	5	3
9:11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	5	4
9:11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	5	5
9:07	Aaron Wiggins personal foul	5	5
9:00	Bennedict Mathurin lost ball turnover (Chet Holmgren steals)	5	5
8:52	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	5	5
8:48	Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound	5	5
8:43	Aaron Nesmith makes 25-foot three point shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)	8	5
8:17	Isaiah Hartenstein makes 12-foot two point shot	8	7
8:08	Pascal Siakam makes 26-foot three pointer	11	7
7:55	Isaiah Jackson shooting foul	11	7
7:55	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
7:55	Obi Toppin enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	11	8
7:55	Taelon Peter enters the game for Isaiah Jackson	11	8
7:55	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	11	9
7:45	Pascal Siakam makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	13	9
7:29	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander traveling	13	9
7:21	Brooks Barnhizer personal foul	13	9
7:09	Bennedict Mathurin misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	9
7:05	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	13	9
6:56	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 11-foot two point shot	13	11
6:56	Aaron Nesmith shooting foul	13	11
6:56	Pacers Full timeout	13	11
6:56	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	13	11
6:56	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	13	11
6:56	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1	13	12
6:36	Taelon Peter misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	12
6:34	Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound	13	12
6:32	Obi Toppin makes 1-foot dunk (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	15	12
6:15	Chet Holmgren misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	12
6:11	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	15	12
5:55	Ben Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper	15	12
5:55	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	15	12
5:41	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 2-foot two point shot	15	14
5:19	Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul	15	14
5:19	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2	16	14
5:19	Luguentz Dort enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	16	14
5:19	Ajay Mitchell enters the game for Aaron Wiggins	16	14
5:19	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 2	17	14
5:01	Ajay Mitchell misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	17	14
4:57	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	17	14
4:50	Obi Toppin misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	14
4:47	Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound	17	14
4:25	Chet Holmgren misses 29-foot three point jumper	17	14
4:22	Ajay Mitchell offensive rebound	17	14
4:22	Ajay Mitchell makes two point shot	17	16
4:10	Jaylin Williams shooting foul	17	16
4:10	Obi Toppin makes free throw 1 of 2	18	16
4:10	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for Brooks Barnhizer	18	16
4:10	Obi Toppin makes free throw 2 of 2	19	16
3:57	Ajay Mitchell misses two point shot	19	16
3:55	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	19	16
3:49	Bennedict Mathurin misses 25-foot three point shot	19	16
3:47	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	19	16
3:39	Luguentz Dort makes 2-foot two point shot	19	18
3:26	Pascal Siakam makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	21	18
3:07	Luguentz Dort bad pass (Obi Toppin steals)	21	18
2:59	Pascal Siakam makes layup	23	18
2:58	Thunder Full timeout	23	18
2:58	Andrew Nembhard enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	23	18
2:58	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Taelon Peter	23	18
2:58	Jay Huff enters the game for Pascal Siakam	23	18
2:58	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Chet Holmgren	23	18
2:43	Aaron Wiggins makes driving layup (Jaylin Williams assists)	23	20
2:32	Obi Toppin misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	20
2:29	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	23	20
2:21	Ousmane Dieng misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	20
2:21	Luguentz Dort offensive rebound	23	20
2:13	Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	20
2:11	Jay Huff defensive rebound	23	20
1:55	Andrew Nembhard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	23	20
1:53	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	23	20
1:45	Jaylin Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper	23	20
1:41	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	23	20
1:26	Andrew Nembhard misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	23	20
1:22	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	23	20
1:19	Ben Sheppard shooting foul	23	20
1:19	Ajay Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	23	21
1:19	Jarace Walker enters the game for Ben Sheppard	23	21
1:19	Ajay Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	23	22
1:02	Jarace Walker makes 3-foot two point shot (Obi Toppin assists)	25	22
45.3	Aaron Wiggins misses driving floating jump shot	25	22
43.5	Obi Toppin defensive rebound	25	22
24.7	Obi Toppin misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	22
21.9	Ajay Mitchell defensive rebound	25	22
3.8	Ajay Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	22
1.0	Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound	25	22
0.0	Aaron Nesmith misses heave jump shot	25	22
0.0	Pacers offensive team rebound	25	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	22

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Indianapolis, IN

Date & Time

11:30 PM, October 23, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, FanDuel SN IN, FanDuel SN OK

Attendance

17,274

Referees

Josh Tiven, J.B. DeRosa, Brandon Schwab

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	13	.755	L2
Denver	34	19	.642	W1
Minnesota	32	22	.593	L2
Portland	25	28	.472	W2
Utah	16	37	.302	L2

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	38	13	.745	W1
Cleveland	32	21	.604	W3
Chicago	24	29	.453	L4
Milwaukee	21	29	.420	W3
Indiana	13	40	.245	L4

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